Incidence of concomitant surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in patients surgically treated for stress urinary incontinenceStuart R Hart
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005, USA
J Reprod Med 51:521-4. 2006
..To examine the concomitant incidence of surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in patients undergoing a surgical procedure to correct stress urinary incontinence in both an academic and private urogynecology practices...
- Simultaneous labia minora and majora reduction: a case report
John R Miklos
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 18:378-80. 2011
..This case describes the rare situation of a woman presenting with enlargement of both the labia minora and majora and her subsequent simultaneous surgical treatment...
- Labiaplasty of the labia minora: patients' indications for pursuing surgery
John R Miklos
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, 3400 C Old Milton Pkwy Suite 330, Alpharetta 30005, GA, USA
J Sex Med 5:1492-5. 2008
..Limited information is available regarding patients' indication for seeking labiaplasty of the labia minora...
- Laparoscopic surgery for pelvic support defects
John R Miklos
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia 30005, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 14:387-95. 2002
..This paper reviews the general principles and functional anatomy associated with normal vaginal support as well as the laparoscopic surgical approach to pelvic floor support defects...
- Levatorplasty release and reconstruction of rectovaginal septum using allogenic dermal graft
J R Miklos
Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 13:44-6. 2002
..The patients elected to have their levatorplasty released and their rectovaginal septum reconstructed utilizing allogenic dermal graft. Postoperatively both patients are sexually active without evidence of dyspareunia or rectocele...
- Laparoscopic management of urinary incontinence, ureteric and bladder injuries
J R Miklos
Atlanta Center for Laparoscopic Urogynecology, Medical College of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia 30005, USA
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 13:411-7. 2001
..Laparoscopy continues to be considered a mode of surgical access, and is effective in treating urinary incontinence, anterior vaginal wall prolapse, and lower urinary tract injuries...
- Laparoscopic paravaginal repair plus burch colposuspension: review and descriptive technique
J R Miklos
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Urology 56:64-9. 2000
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- Laparoscopic pelvic floor repair
John R Miklos
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, 3400 C Old Milton Parkway, Suite 330, Alpharetta, GA 30005, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 31:551-65, viii-ix. 2004
..This article reviews the pertinent anatomy, surgical procedures, and literature concerning the laparoscopic approach to pelvic floor reconstruction...
- Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension for recurrent stress urinary incontinence
R D Moore
Department of Obstetrics, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 8:389-92. 2001
..CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension is safe and effective treatment of recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women who have undergone previous procedures for retropubic continence...
- Repair of a vaginal evisceration following colpocleisis utilizing an allogenic dermal graft
R D Moore
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 12:215-7. 2001
..At 18 months followup, she has had no complication or recurrence. Evisceration following colpocleisis is a rare event, but can be very difficult to manage and we suggest consideration of employing a graft to reinforce the repair...
- Single-Center Retrospective Study of the Technique, Safety, and 12-Month Efficacy of the MiniArc Single-Incision Sling: A New Minimally Invasive Procedure for Treatment of Female SUI
R D Moore
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Atlanta, GA
Surg Technol Int 18:175-81. 2009
..In this initial study, the MiniArc single-incision sling appears to be a safe approach to treat female SUI, and the early clinical results are encouraging...
- Rectovaginal fistula repair utilizing a cadaveric dermal allograft
J R Miklos
Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 10:405-6. 1999
..Allogenic cadaveric graft may be a viable alternative to traditional autologous flaps for the repair of recurrent or complicated rectovaginal fistulae...
- Comment on editorial by Dr. Pauls: Nip, tuck and rejuvenate: the latest frontier for the gynecologic surgeon
John R Miklos
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 19:885-6; author reply 887. 2008
- The tensile strength of uterosacral ligament sutures: a comparison of vaginal and laparoscopic techniques
Patrick J Culligan
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Woman s Health, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, 315 East Broadway M 18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:500-3. 2003
..To compare the tensile strength of two approaches for uterosacral ligament suturing using a cadaver model...
- Risk of mesh extrusion and other mesh-related complications after laparoscopic sacral colpopexy with or without concurrent laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy: experience of 402 patients
Assia A Stepanian
Center for Women s Care and Reproductive Surgery, Atlanta, GA 30328, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 15:188-96. 2008
..To estimate the incidence of mesh-related complications including mesh erosion/extrusion rates in patients undergoing laparoscopic sacral colpopexy, with or without concurrent hysterectomy, using macroporous soft polypropylene mesh...
- Colpocleisis and tension-free vaginal tape sling for severe uterine and vaginal prolapse and stress urinary incontinence under local anesthesia
Robert D Moore
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 10:276-80. 2003
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- Perisurgical smoking cessation and reduction of postoperative complications
Susan Moore
Center for Women s Medicine, Greenville Hospital System, SC 29605, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1718-21. 2005
..The purpose of this study was to determine if a perisurgical smoking cessation program reduces smoking-related postoperative complications in urogynecologic surgery...
- Tension-free vaginal tape sling with a porcine interposition graft in an irradiated patient with a past history of a urethrovaginal fistula and urethral mesh erosion: a case report
Joye Lowman
Urogynecology Associates, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Reprod Med 52:560-2. 2007
..The treatment of these complications and the patient's initial disorder can be complex and difficult, especially when the use of various graft materials, including mesh, is involved in the original complication...
- Laparoscopic removal of pubovaginal polypropylene tension-free tape slings
Dirk P Pikaart
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005, USA
JSLS 10:220-5. 2006
..Patients must be informed of these risks and possible complications before making their decision to undergo surgery...
- Osteomyelitis secondary to sacral colpopexy mesh erosion requiring laminectomy
G Bernard Taylor
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:475-7. 2006
..Severe infectious morbidity associated with the use of synthetic mesh and abdominal sacral colpopexy is rare. Pelvic abscess, sinus tract formation, enterovaginal fistula, and osteomyelitis have been reported...
- Rectovaginal fistula repair using a porcine dermal graft
Robert D Moore
Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:1165-7. 2004
..CONCLUSION: Porcine dermal grafts may be a viable alternative to traditional autologous flaps or human dermal grafts for the repair of rectovaginal fistula...
